ChallengingCurriculum Guides aligned to the Alabama Course of Study providesalternate lessons for high-functioning students with disabilities, orany students, who have demonstrated mastery of grade-level content,providing assignments and activities that address the mastered objectivewith added depth, complexity, and creativity. Student choice is oftenincorporated into these assignments, allowing those who learndifferently to approach required content according to diverse learningstyles. This allows students who are capable of working above gradelevel to engage in rigorous course work while addressing the requiredcourse of study standards. By pre-assessing to identify strengths,teachers may plan appropriate response to instruction (RTI) for highfunctioning students, while still working with all students towardachievement of the same standards (copied from http://www.alspdg.org/challenging_curriculum_guides.html